# Unicity Shopping Centre

Winnipeg, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b5202e4bcb` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/winnipeg-unicity-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b5202e4bcb.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b5202e4bcb.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b5202e4bcb

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Staples Canada, Winners, Sport Chek, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King, Shoppers Drug Mart, Value Village, Mark's, Quiznos, Bulk Barn and Dollar Tree | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 86 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Trizec Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | SmartCentres | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | big-box centre | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “opened in September 1975 as Unicity Fashion Square” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **year_closed**: “demolished in 2000 to make way for the current shopping centre” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **original_developer**: “Managed by Trizec Corporation” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **after_notes**: “home to Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Staples Canada, Winners, Sport Chek, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King, Shoppers Drug Mart, Value Village, Mark's, Quiznos, Bulk Barn and Dollar Tree among others” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **status**: “demolished in 2000 to make way for the current shopping centre” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **strategy**: “officially classified as a big-box centre” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- **zoning_change**: “officially classified as a big-box centre” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre

## Anchors

Woolco, The Bay

## Parties

- Bramalea Limited — owner (from text) (1975–1995)
- Markborough Properties — owner (from text) (1995–2000)
- First Pro — owner (from text) (2000–)

## Timeline

- 1975: opened as Unicity Fashion Square
- 1980: economic slowdown
- 1990: mostly empty
- 1995: bankruptcy
- 2000: demolished

## Deals and debt

- 2000 sale:  First Pro ← Bramalea Limited  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre
- 1995 sale:  Markborough Properties ← Bramalea Limited  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Unicity Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is officially classified as a big-box centre. The location was originally the site of Unicity Mall, which was an enclosed shopping mall. It was named for the 1972 unicity restructuring of city management.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicity_Shopping_Centre

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Unicity Shopping Centre, Winnipeg, Canada." Record m-b5202e4bcb, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/winnipeg-unicity-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_winnipegunicityshoppingcentre,
  title = {Unicity Shopping Centre, Winnipeg, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/winnipeg-unicity-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b5202e4bcb, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.